Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Stay Alive Lyrics

Lyrics Stay Alive - Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton



Stay alive
Stay alive
I have never seen the General so despondent
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, "George, attack the British forces"
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence
The cavalry's not coming
But, sir
Alex, listen, there's only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage
Outright
That's right
Don't engage, strike by night
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flight
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight (uh-huh)
Outrun
Outrun
Outlast
Outlast
Hit 'em quick, get out fast
Chick-a-plao!
Stay alive 'til this horror show is past
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast
(Raise a glass)
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship
I stay at work with Hamilton, we write essays against slavery
And every day's a test of our camaraderie and bravery
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And every day, sir, entrust me with a command
And every day-
No
He dismisses me out of hand
(Stay alive) instead of me, he promotes Charles Lee
Makes him second-in-command
(I'm a general, whee!)
Yeah, he's not the choice I woulda gone with
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth
Everyone, attack!
Retreat!
Attack!
Retreat!
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!
But there's so many of them
I'm sorry, is this not your speed?
Hamilton
Ready, sir
Have Lafayette take the lead
Yes, sir
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred-degree heat
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat
Charles Lee was left behind without a pot to piss in
He started saying this to anybody who would listen
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn 'n go back to plantin' tobacco in Mount Vernon
(Ooh!)
Don't do a thing, history will prove him wrong
But, sir
We have a war to fight, let's move along
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it
I can't disobey direct orders
Then I'll do it
Alexander, you're the closest friend I've got
Laurens, do not throw away your shot



Writer(s): LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA


Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1 Aaron Burr, Sir
2 Burn
3 Satisfied
4 What Comes Next?
5 Dear Theodosia
6 That Would Be Enough
7 My Shot
8 Wait For It
9 One Last Time
10 Meet Me Inside
11 Cabinet Battle #1
12 History Has Its Eyes On You
13 Cabinet Battle #1
14 Right Hand Man
15 One Last Time
16 Guns and Ships
17 Alexander Hamilton
18 Alexander Hamilton
19 That Would Be Enough
20 Non-Stop
21 The Story Of Tonight
22 Best of Wives and Best of Women
23 Farmer Refuted
24 Helpless
25 History Has Its Eyes On You
26 Non-Stop
27 Right Hand Man
28 Guns and Ships
29 My Shot
30 The Election of 1800
31 We Know
32 Blow Us All Away
33 The Schuyler Sisters
34 It's Quiet Uptown
35 Stay Alive (Reprise)
36 A Winter's Ball
37 Your Obedient Servant
38 The World Was Wide Enough
39 The Room Where It Happens
40 The Story of Tonight
41 Take a Break
42 Ten Duel Commandments
43 The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
44 Cabinet Battle #2
45 Hurricane
46 Wait For It
47 You'll Be Back
48 Schuyler Defeated
49 Best of Wives and Best of Women
50 Washington On Your Side
51 Satisfied
52 Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
53 Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
54 The Adams Administration
55 Helpless
56 The Election of 1800
57 Cabinet Battle #2
58 Your Obedient Servant
59 Say No To This
60 Stay Alive
61 Farmer Refuted
62 Aaron Burr, Sir
63 The Schuyler Sisters
64 The Room Where It Happens
65 My Shot
66 Right Hand Man
67 You'll Be Back
68 The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
69 A Winter's Ball
70 Stay Alive
71 The Story of Tonight - Reprise
72 Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
73 Ten Duel Commandments
74 Cabinet Battle #1
75 Washington On Your Side
76 Take A Break
77 Schuyler Defeated
78 Washington On Your Side
79 Blow Us All Away
80 We Know
81 Hurricane
82 Blow Us All Away
83 The Election Of 1800
84 Stay Alive - Reprise
85 It's Quiet Uptown
86 The World Was Wide Enough
87 What'd I Miss
88 I Know Him
89 The Reynolds Pamphlet




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